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Ivo Josipović is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.
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politics · President of Croatia from 2010 to 2015 · composer · politician · university teacher · lawyer · jurist · also Ivo Josipović, Josipović
Born 28 August 1957 · Q57258
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Josipović's opera, Lennon, about the last days of John Lennon, the people who were important to him, and a psychological profile of his murderer, premiered in Croatia's National Theatre
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Josipović was a candidate in the 1st electoral district as a member of the Restart Coalition (Croatian: Restart koalicija), led by Davor Bernardić, chairman of the SDP
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Josipović's Forward Croatia-Progressive Alliance signed a coalition agreement with the People's Party - Reformists, led by former economy minister Radimir Čačić
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President Josipović announced plans to seek re-election in the 2014 presidential election, with his electoral program focusing on amendments to the constitution and the decentralization of Croatia
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balkaninsight: Ivo Josipovic: Acting and Future president?
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (2014).
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President Josipović called for the audience to enjoy movies and art
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The Independent: Video: Ivo Josipovic and Croatian entry to the EU
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (2011).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2011).
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2011).
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Euromoney: Ivo Josipovic aims to be Croatia’s quiet revolutionary - Euromoney
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BBC Europe: Social Democrat Ivo Josipovic elected Croatia president
Josipović had on average maintained a very high 81% approval rating (according to Ipsos), surpassing the former president Mesić
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After serving two consecutive five-year terms, the incumbent president Stjepan Mesić was not eligible to run in the scheduled 2009 presidential election
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Career landmark: President of Croatia (2010–2015).
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And 2011, Josipović was ranked as the most popular Croatian politician in the past 20 years (with the possible exception of Franjo Tuđman), since Croatia's secession from Yugoslavia
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Was re-elected to the Croatian Parliament
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Was also a representative in the Assembly of the City of Zagreb
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And became an independent MP with the SDP and vice-president of the SDP representatives' group in the Croatian Parliament
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But returned in 2003, winning a seat in the Croatian Parliament running as an independent candidate on the SDP party list
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Left politics and the SDP, dedicating himself to law and music
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Won an award from the European Broadcasting Union for his composition "Samba da Camera" and in 1999 he was awarded the Porin award for the same composition, which was followed by another Porin award in 2000 for his pi
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And his PhD in criminal sciences in 1994
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And has since become a Professor for criminal procedure law, international criminal law and misdemeanour law
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Josipović became a member of the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH)
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Born 1957-08-28.
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